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Lower Teche not in scenic rivers
Lower Bayou Teche has been removed from inclusion on the nomination into the state’s Natural and Historic Scenic Rivers program. Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, said a new resolution on the issue prese...
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Early vote begins Sat.
Early voting for the May 4 election begins Saturday and runs for eight days through April 27. The Registrar of Voters Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the courthouse in Franklin, 500...
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BEARS to set up at festival
Karen Marshall, KE5RPI, will be hosting an in-depth display of information, photos and stories of her recent trip to the International YLRL radio convention held in Australia. The Young Ladies Radi...
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Corps agrees to more flow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a request by Gov. Bobby Jindal for a temporary increase of water flow through the Old River Control Structure into the Atchafalaya Basin to offset an antic...
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Governor’s call for increased water flow into Atchafalaya Basin approved, will support fisheries, Basin health and coast (updated)
By ZACHARY FITZGERALD zfitzgerald@daily-review.com BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to temporarily increase the water flow by at least 3 percent from the Mississippi River i...
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Legislators say tax plan needs more study
In response to the authors of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan bill pulling the bill from the legislative session, local legislators say the plan, which would have eliminated the state income tax, need...
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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Allain resolution on red snapper season approved
BATON ROUGE, La. -- At the urging of Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, Senate Resolution 25 was adopted by the Louisiana State Senate on Monday with 30 co-authors signed on to the proposal to request N...
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Mayors to speak at chamber luncheon
The St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce will hold its business luncheon with updates from the five mayors in the parish and the parish president from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Petroleum...
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Louisiana marathoners reported safe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A runner from Lafayette was about a block away when two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon’s finish line. Two runners from Opelousas crossed the line about two minutes befor...
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St. Mary Parish school system conducting school climate survey
The St. Mary Parish school system today launched the annual School Climate Survey. The survey is a tool designed to foster communication among parents and teachers. Although the local system has be...
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The 24th annual Famous Chef Dinner was held Sunday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Sacred Heart/Central Catholic Alumni Association.
Famous Chef Supper draws top chefs, appetites to Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — Some of south Louisiana’s top chefs served gourmet delights to the hundreds of people attending the 24th annual Famous Chef Dinner at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium Sunday...
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Edwin Edwards and wife expecting a son
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Another E.W.E. may soon be on the way. Trina Scott Edwards, wife of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, announced on her Facebook page late Sunday that the couple is expecting a son. She ...
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Hillary Thibodeaux, executive director of the St. Mary Parish Levee District, discusses Bayou Chene flood protection at Monday’s St. Mary Industrial Group meeting at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
Levee district asks to be ‘voice’ for parish levees
PATTERSON, La. -- The St. Mary Levee District is looking to draft an agreement that would make the district the first entity that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contacts when it has any issues wi...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Brian Sonnier, top photo at center, was awarded Champion Overall Game Bird in the exhibition division at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show held Jan. 19. Second photo, center, Blain...
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Troopers investigating fatal crash in St. Mary Parish
ST. MARY PARISH- This morning, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. 90 at Southeast Boulevard in Bayou Vista that claimed the life of a New Ib...
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Cleanup of the Marine Shale Processors site near Amelia has started and is expected to be completed by June, said an Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality official.
Marine Shale Processors site cleanup under way
AMELIA, La. — Cleanup of the former Marine Shale Processors site just outside of Amelia is under way as the companies involved began setting up their equipment during the first week of February. “N...
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Fair and Livestock Show
John Sonnier Jr., top at center, was winner of the poultry sweepstakes in the exhibition poultry division at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show held Jan. 19. Sonnier also garnered a...
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Corps plans to close west gate at Calumet
Plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close the west gate of the Wax Lake Outlet at Bayou Teche will be opposed by parish officials. St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin told the council We...
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The Rev. Angelo Cremaldi recites a prayer of blessing as he places ashes onto Don Lantz’s forehead during the Ash Wednesday service at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Bayou Vista.
Mardi Gras celebration gives way to Ash Wednesday, start of Lent
BAYOU VISTA, La. — About 50 people gathered at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Bayou Vista this morning for an Ash Wednesday service. The tradition of imposing ashes is an ancient one that symbol...
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Businessman and local public official Clausen dies at 74
Feb. 2, 1939 ~ Feb. 11, 2013 Services are set for a business owner and public servant in the local area. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 11 a.m., at St. Jose...
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From left, Melissa Harris, Scarlett Harris, Kaylie Spurlin, Preston Harris, Brayden Bledsoe and Amanda Bledsoe scream for the best bead throws at the Krewe of Amani parade on Main Street in Patterson Monday.
Happy Mardi Gras! Parades to roll
MORGAN CITY, La. --The Mardi Gras season will wrap up this afternoon with the final two parades in the Tri-City area. Both parades will start at 2 p.m. Parade goers should be prepared for the possi...
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Berwick’s Renwick Subdivision nears completion
BERWICK, La. — Conditional substantial completion of Phase 5 of Renwick Subdivision was given Tuesday by Town Council, along with approval of a portion of a partial payment. Renwick Subdivision, de...
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Lance Billodeau
Patterson man arrested in Franklin area
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests: —Lance Charles Billodeau, 20, of Kelli Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 7:43 a.m. Friday for driving while intoxicated second ...
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Mardi Gras parade schedule
Two Mardi Gras parades remain to be held in the Tri-City area. Krewe of Hephaestus 2 p.m. Tuesday Morgan City Participants will organize at the corner of Sixth and Sycamore streets in Morgan City,...
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